Day 163: April 1, 2026 – Jeremiah 28-32 and Psalm 53

Do you want the good news or the bad news? The good news is that God will restore the fortunes of Israel and that all the inhabitants will be able to resettle the land, in fact Jerusalem will even be expanded. All the items of the temple will be brought back and the people will be able to settle and have children and live their normal lives back in the promised land. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it will not happen for another 70 years, so you might as well get used to this place and start to have your families here and get settled in here and buy your houses and drink your wine here, and not wait for 70 years before you live your life.

This is what Jeremiah said, even though there was one prophet who said that all this was to take place in 2 years, and Jeremiah joined along until God told him that this guy was not actually a prophet of the Lord. So this is what happens and Jeremiah, who is still in Jerusalem while the city is under siege, sends a letter to the Israelites in Babylon telling them to get used to their surroundings because things are not going to change for quite some time.